Just a fun one - Dog Noises

[Karen]

Oh, and the office sheltie had a high-pitched "Ark! (pause) Ark-ark-ark!" and if not stopped there would explode into a million-or-so of 'em!

[pitc9]

Sierra is a Aroooo Wooooo kind of girl where as Buddy is a BARK That can scare the pants off of ya!

[Cinder & Smoke]

They're all somewhat *unique* and can be picked out and identified.

Previous FurKid Shadow, a beautiful Husky/Shepherd girl, had a Shepherd
*BARK* with an occasional Husky *Hoooooowell* tossed in for effect.
Her most aggravating trick was to BARK (loudly) at offending trucks we'd
meet on Bus trips. And I NEVER caught on to what she didn't like about
the ones she *shouted* at ... She'd ride quietly in the back seat - often
standing and resting her head on my window-side shoulder, enjoying the
smells blowing through the open window. We could pass 40 trucks driving
the opposite way --- with NO reaction from her. But let "That One" truck
approach and she'd **SHOUT BARK** one or two ear-splitting objections
to THAT one being near her car! Never any warning - she'd wait till
the 'offender' was beside us (and I'd be thinking 'he's OK') before she
voiced her opinion. I NEVER connected any feature to her targets - big or
small, noisy or quiet, ANY color, any shape, any cargo, any driver (big
guy, pretty girl, long/short hair, glasses or not) ... NEVER figured it out.
Oh, and did I mention Motorcycles? They were ALL on her special
attention list - and most got *hollered* at. Somewhat embarrassing when
she *hollered* at one sitting beside us at a light.

The current Tribe ... Cinder:
A somewhat petite little German Shepherd with a very LARGE sized voice!
She *goes off* in alarm BARK mode from a sound sleep whenever she
hears 'buglars' nearing the Ranch on the road - including the Mail Girl on
her daily rounds, the trash guys stealing stuff from the neighbors' cans,
and the UPS & FedEx folks three houses away. AND another *d*o*g*
within a 1/4 mile of HER Ranch! In addition, she BARKS in anticipation
of hikes at the BigLake Parks, the Findlay Dawg Park, and other phunn
places we've visited. She has landmarks committed to memory, and
seems to have GPS-like accuracy even if she's sound asleep.

And did I mention her GSD ***WhiNNNNNNE***?
Good GRIEF, can that dog **WHINE**!
I think she has a larger WHINE vocabulary than she knows Bark words!
She'll WHINE at the drop of a hat ... conversationally, of course.
Doc Mike <snikkers> every time she visits - it's a non-stop WHINE-athon,
even when she's not in the examining spot.

SmokeMuttz:
Smokey has always been the Good Child - reserving his Barking to only
the really important stuff. He'll rush to *watch* Cinder Alarm Barkin at
the window, but other than a pre-arrival YAPP or two enroute, he'll quiet
down quickly unless the 'burglar' (or other *d*o*g*) is actually ON the
Ranch property. He'll sometimes look at Cinder with a "What ARE you barkin at?" look as he walks away from another false alarm.

But conversationally, ole SmokeMutt has the Blue Ribbons to show for
his talent! I credit it all to Mr. Ralph at Findlay - one of Smokey's early
GUY friends. Ralph overcame Smoke's outright *FEAR* of men and got
Smoke to sit in his lap - and they started *Talkin*. And did they TALK!
Smokey *Wooed* and *ARoooed* and *Whined* and *Mumbled* and
*Muttered* and made more strange sounds than I EVER heard a dog
make!
As soon as we got home from Smokey's First Findlay, he visited with his
ORIGINAL Guy Buddy - Unka Pat - and started *Talkin* with him.
Smoke won't *Talk* to just anybody ... ya gotta be a real Buddy ...
but once you're IN, get comfortable ... he's got a LOT to tell ya!

BOWSER:
Bowser was always rather *quiet* - till something bugged him.
Then he could rattle the windows with a DEEP Shepherd *BARK* that
belied his small stature! He never participated in 'Burglar Barkin" at the
windows - poor kid was too *short* to see out of most of 'em. He'd
sometimes look out the sliding glass door and *mutter* at the horses
and the Donkey/Jackass that lived back there, but *Barkin* just wasn't
Bowz's main focus in life.

Heidi (aka MiniMutt):
Another BIG voice in a tiny package. All of 15 pounds, she makes up for it
with a LOUD and somewhat shrill Yipp-Yapper that gets your attention!
Vertically Challenged and unable to view the approaching marauders as
they swarm the Ranch, MiniMutt has to rely on Cinder to be her radar
eyes. Mini is a firm believer in advanced warning. One "Grrrr" from Cinder
turns Mini into full alert - and she *BARKS* her way from the most distant
room in the Ranch to her place under the table looking UP to the window -
and *BARKING* her fool head off!

The Visitors - Cali & Miz Molly:

They're here, why not include 'em?
Cali is a 30 pound Border Collie - she has a smallish voice that she really
doesn't use very often. If there's AnyDog else handy - THEY can do all
the alarm work - Cali will check 'em out to see if they're packin treats.
But when she does *Bark* - it's kinda loud & deep from such a small source.

Molly Mutt - the Houndy Dawg --- Good GRIEF - she's another Window
Rattler! LOUD, deep, and rather serious-sounding!
This visit she's trying out Cinder's NO-Bark collar in an attempt to
reduce or eliminate her unexplained 20 minute BARK-fests that start with
no noticeable provocations other than she's BORED and barking gets her a
LOT of attention. So far, so good. Only a couple rather isolated *BARKS*
at the other guys with the collar on. I took it off for bedtyme, and didn't
get it back ON before her morning session started. I just totally *ignored*
her, and that seemed to kill the desire to bark for nuffin.

The FurKids *talk* almost as much as I do!

[Emeraldgreen]

Finnigan yodels. He is half Basenji and they are barkless yodel-ers. I'm not sure what his other half is but that half can bark but it is the funniest sound, kind of like a squawky bark. For the most part, when he's happy he makes this yodelly rooooooooooooooo sound. He's also a real whiner and only does this when he's happy, like when he hears me dishing up breakfast for them or when we get their leashes out. The neighbours probably think we're torturing him by the sounds of it but he's actually super excited.

Muddy has a strong, deep bark that he makes when he sees black crows and Ravens. All other birds are okay for some reason. He barks when he sees deer and smells bear and when the wheels turn on the truck. Our last road trip of 12 hours was lllloooooonnnnggggggg~

[Husky_mom]

this is a fun thread.. but how can I describe this properly.. hmm....

here´s a hint (China´s roo)... I´ll get more vids of howls and different roo´s and woo´s... haha... oh and Queeq´s squeaks too.. LOL

[Suki Wingy]

It's more of a deep, throaty bark. More often, he whines a high pitched sound that's really annoying.

[kelli1843]

My Brit goes ARF! ARF! Like a cartoon dog. Friends say they can just picture the ARF bubble over her head when she barks, lol.

[Logan]

Honey (Golden Retriever) just barks. But those barks are different, depending on what is happening. For instance, I can tell when a golfer has hit a bad shot and is close to our fence, or when there is a bunny just beyond her reach outside of the fence. And then there is the "Where's my breakfast/dinner?" bark.

Ben (Golden Retriever) is also a barker. But he does do a whining thing when he wants to be where we are and is blocked by a gate. Rarely does he bark at anything else. He just wants to get our attention!

Baby Mack (English Bulldog) has a series of barks and grumbles, depending on what he wants. He especially seems to bark in response to our neighbor when he cranks up his lawnmower. He has never gotten used to that! The grumbling starts when he is ready to come inside or if he sees one of the others getting attention through the sliding glass door. That is the funniest sound I have ever heard! LOL!!